Coming together: In Bremerhaven, companies from various sectors are working together to defy the adversities of the energy supply.
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Whether the fish is stored at minus 25 degrees or even colder does not change the quality. But it can help save energy.
IFactory after factory is lined up in the fishing port, 200,000 tons of fish are processed in Bremerhaven every year. The fish and food industry alone has 4,000 employees here, and the industrial area has a total of more than 9,000 jobs. Now this port is preparing to become climate-neutral in a hurry. The strategy is: moving closer together and balancing energy needs in order to use as little energy as possible overall. Finding the best alternative energy sources to become self-sufficient. And exchange information about progress every two weeks and clear up misunderstandings.
The initiative came from a handful of companies that Frosta boss Felix Ahlers gathered around him, including Frosta’s direct competitor Iglo, which operates the world’s largest fish factory in Bremerhaven, and the fish manufacturer Deutsche See, as well as the tile manufacturer Nordceram and the timber dealer Cordes. Together they consume 240 gigawatt hours of gas and 90 gigawatt hours of electricity annually. The group hadn’t even given themselves a name when they invited to the opening event last week. At the end of the evening there were around two dozen signatures under the declaration of intent, with which the “Climate Alliance Fishing Port” shows itself to be a flagship project in Germany. Felix Ahlers had the brilliant idea during the energy crisis last year.